The Miró Quartet to Live Stream performances of the Complete Beethoven String Quartets
Cellist and PYSO alum, Josh Gindele is a member of the Miró Quartet, an award winning string quartet which has performed all over the world. Founded in 1995, the quartet honors the legacy of the string quartet while finding innovative ways to use chamber music to...
“Thursday Night Live” with PYSO Alum Devin Moore and Former PYSO Music Director, Francesco Lecce-Chong
This Thursday evening, June 25, at 7pm EDT, PYSO alum Devin Moore will be appearing on Francesco Lecce-Chong's Live web series "Thursday Night Live." Francessco Lecce-Chong is currently the Music Director of two orchestras, the Eugene Symphony in Oregon and the Santa...
PYSO Beyond the Notes with Pius Cheung
For the final Beyond the Notes session, PYSO Music Director Earl Lee was joined by Pius Cheung, a marimbist, composer, and educator. Cheung discussed his life as a musician and a composer, and even shared some insights on how to get started with composing. The...
PYSO Beyond the Notes with Stefan Jackiw
Yesterday’s Beyond the Notes session was joined by violinist Stefan Jackiw. At just 35, Jackiw has performed with major orchestras around the world. He joined PYSO Music Director Earl Lee to discuss the life of a musician as a college student and beyond. To start the...
Beyond the Notes with special Guest Teng Li
On Friday, PYSO hosted its first Beyond the Notes Zoom session, with special guest Teng Li. Teng Li is currently the principal violist in the LA Philharmonic, Artistic Director of the Morningside Music Bridge, and friend of PYSO Music Director Earl Lee....
Sixth Avenue Trio on the Saturday Light Brigade
Since its inception in 1978, the Saturday Light Brigade has been using radio to highlight young voices of the Pittsburgh community. Over the years, SLB has welcomed many PYSO, TRYPO, and YC2 members to play on air. Recently the YC2 Chamber group...
PYSO Alumni named winners of TMC Scholarships
Congratulations to this year’s winners of Tuesday Musical Club Scholarships that include three alumni of PYSO! Devin Moore James Cunningham Devin Lai Kudos to five more current/former PYSO members that received honorable mention! Christopher Jasiewicz Geoffrey...
The Vivo String Quartet wins the American Prize in Chamber Music Performance, 2019-20, (high school division)
The Vivo String Quartet, members of the Pittsburgh Youth Symphony Orchestra and students of North Allegheny High School, was composed in 2019-20 of violinists Enoch Hsiao (now a freshman in University of Massachusetts at Amherst, double majoring in Computer Science...
PYSO Sweeps North Allegheny Senior High Orchestra Awards
North Allegheny Senior High recently announced the winners of three awards they give out every year for the orchestra graduating students. This year the winners selected among approximately 100 seniors are ALL PYSO members! Read below to hear about the awards and...
Alum Spotlight: Edward Schultz
We recently heard from alum, Edward Schultz, who played flute with PYSO from 1969-1972. Here’s what he had to say about his time with PYSO. “I fondly remember my good friends in the flute section, and a wonderful trip to Lausanne, Switzerland as my final...